post-Homeric epic
C17303
concept
A post-Homeric epic is a long narrative poem composed after and in conscious relation to the Homeric epics, typically expanding, reinterpreting, or supplementing episodes and characters from the Iliad and Odyssey within the same mythological tradition.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| retelling of the Trojan War | 3 |
| work in the Epic Cycle | 2 |
| Greek epic poem | 1 |
| Trojan War epic | 1 |
| poem of the Trojan Cycle | 1 |
| post-Homeric epic canonical | 1 |
| work in the Trojan Cycle | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
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Input
Class: post-Homeric epic
Generated description
A post-Homeric epic is a long narrative poem composed after and in conscious relation to the Homeric epics, typically expanding, reinterpreting, or supplementing episodes and characters from the Iliad and Odyssey within the same mythological tradition.
Instances (9)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
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Nostoi (Returns)
surface form:
Nostoi
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| Little Iliad | work in the Trojan Cycle |
| The Troy Book | retelling of the Trojan War |
| The Destruction of Troy | retelling of the Trojan War |
| Iliou Persis | work in the Epic Cycle |
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Cypria (lost epic)
surface form:
Cypria
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work in the Epic Cycle |
| Quintus Smyrnaeus' Posthomerica | Greek epic poem |
| Mikra Ilias | poem of the Trojan Cycle |
| Guido delle Colonne's Historia destructionis Troiae | retelling of the Trojan War |